Conventional wisdom said to add compost or another form of organic matter to your "backfill," or the soil that you use to refill the planting hole after placing the young tree inside. Everyone ...

Plant a pocket forrest with densely packed native trees and shrubs to create a tiny forest in the space you might think you can fit just one tree. Add shade, water absorption, and native habitat ...

More: Daddy Days: Time for chores When you plant a tree you’re giving a gift (to yourself, your kids, to future generations) and it’s not merely a tree. It’s truly the gift of time.

With Earth Day and Arbor Day both coming up this month, you may want to plant a new tree on your property. Large palm trees need a 20-foot setback from being planted if there is a powerline around ...

If you like trees and have some free time on June 8, Washington Township is looking for people to help plant 20 trees, donated by ReLeaf Michigan, at Hox Acres.

“Trees are living history, and there is a way to honor our history by planting a tree,” America 250-Ohio commission member Leslie Wagner, a historian at Newark’s Dawes Arboretum, said.

Fruit trees can grow well in a variety of soil types as long as the soil is well-drained. If you are growing standard-size fruit trees, you should have soil that is 4 to 9 feet deep.

In November, a group spearheading the tree planting initiative asked the selectboard to approve up to $10,000 from the tree fund to buy and plant nearly 50 trees along State Park Road.